Live Music Previews

Conspiracy of Angels with Bridgewater Band and Aliens Vs. Robots 8 p.m. Saturday The Blue Note 2408 N. Robinson www.myspace.com/conspiracyofangels 600-1166 Conspiracy of Angels is not so much a band, as it is the arrowhead for an artist collective its Oklahoma City founders have fostered for three years. On Saturday, the experimental rock group at […]

Your lunch menu each Thursday may include a helping of R&B, or perhaps a side of folk, because the ongoing “Noon Tunes” concert series recently started its second year. The hourlong shows begin at 11:30 a.m. every Thursday in the atrium of the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, 300 Park Ave. Admission is free. “We […]

The disco balls hanging in the former Inner State Studio aren’t privy to much dancing these days. The majority of the light they catch is natural, as are the sounds that come out of the project the space hosts each day: Acoustic Oklahoma. Its definition is a subject of debate. Curator Casey Friedman says it’s […]

Guestroom and Size Records aside, it’s rare to see a 12-inch vinyl in the wild. Jonathan Fowler of Fowler Volkswagen of Norman aims to change that, as his dealership is the sponsor and one of the distribution points for the “Checking It Twice: The 2010 Nice People Holiday Companion.” He partnered with Chris Harris of […]

Lonnie Walker with Future Islands and Kite Flying Robot 9 p.m. Saturday Opolis 113 N. Crawford, Norman www.starlightmints.com/opolis.html 447-3417 $8-$10 Alt-punk band Lonnie Walker is a product of its generation. Its music winds in different directions, influenced by Weezer, Iggy Pop, The Beatles and Hank Williams, although you may have trouble hearing a few of […]

Wade Bowen 9:30 p.m. Friday Wormy Dog Saloon 311 E. Sheridan www.wormydog.com 601-6276 $15 From beer drinkin’ to heart breakin’, country music is littered with real experiences and real emotions. It’s about unfussy communication and storytelling, remembering and forgetting, and ” most of all ” being true and honest. Red dirt singer Wade Bowen carries […]

Dr. Dog with Here We Go Magic and O Fidelis 7 p.m. Wednesday ACM@UCO Performance Lab 323 E. Sheridan 974-4700 $15-$18 For most, being a musician means financial rewards are meager. It requires a certain spirit to keep it up. But psychedelic Philadelphia quintet Dr. Dog has the right attitude, a celebratory vibe that comes […]

Out of nearly 4,000 entrants, two Oklahomans will stick it to the skins tomorrow as part of Guitar Center’s 2010 Drum-Off. As individual store winners on Sept. 23, Jemar Poteat of Oklahoma City and James Canada of Tulsa advanced to Thursday’s district finals, which will take place in Texas. The ultimate national winner, to be […]

Bare-chested but for the pink sweater hanging open over his shoulders, Twiggy Mauck stomped, thrashed and yowled his way through an impassioned version of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On?” with his band. And it was 10 a.m. on a Monday ” just another day in the life at the ACM@UCO Performance Lab, Oklahoma City’s newest […]

Analog Rebellion with The Appleseed Cast 9 p.m. Sunday Opolis 113 N. Crawford, Norman www.starlightmints.com/opolis.html 447-3417 $10-$12 People change, often dramatically, yet when it comes to musicians, we tend to expect a consistency that’s simply not realistic, particularly of someone who began making music while still a teen. After growing older and putting distance between […]